"hefty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛfti/ Audio: en-us-hefty.ogg [US] Forms: hefty [positive], heftier [comparative], heftiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|hefty|heftier|heftiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is hefty, it is big and heavy.
    Sense id: simple-hefty-en-adj-74BiRP~l
  2. If you do something in a hefty way, you do it with a lot of force.
    Sense id: simple-hefty-en-adj-oPMVXGlQ
  3. If the price of something is hefty, it is very costly.
    Sense id: simple-hefty-en-adj-nEaOt3rh Categories (other): Colloquial
     
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